Top 10 iPhone apps for parents

These free applications will help you get the most out of your iPhone

We've cut through the clutter and named the 10 iPhone apps for parents and how they can be adapted to make motherhood (or fatherhood) a less-complicated experience.

1.) Shazam. This app is able to identify whatever song is playing in the background wherever you are; use it to snag a sound bite from that new Top 40 hit your child loves, and get the details on whether it is in line with your family's listening standards.

2.) White Noise. Babies scream, toddlers pout, and parents can often lose their minds, White Noise is perfect for taking things down a notch.

3.) Kindle. One of the most exciting apps for the iPhone, Kindle lets you easily bring along most any book or magazine for you and your kids to enjoy on the go. Create your own family book club or read while stuck in a doctor's office, a book of your choice or read to your child.

4.) GoodFoodNearYou. When you’re on the road with the kids, avoid the fast-food joint and replace it with the convenience of this app to help you find health-conscious dining choices. Input your location and it will return scads of sides, sandwiches, and suppers from every dining destination in the vicinity.

5.) AllRecipes.com Dinner Spinner. If the question is "What are we having for dinner?" this free AllRecipes.com-powered app will let you choose recipes based on main ingredients, what you have on hand, and how much time you can spare for food prep. Or let it randomly selected meal plan for you.

6.) Sit Or Squat. When a parent hears "I really gotta go!" finding the nearest bathroom has to happen fast. Using your current location it gives you the nearest options, stats on cleanliness, changing tables and handicap-accessible facilities -- mark your favorite toilets for quick returns.

7.) AirMe. You no longer need to wait until you get home to start sharing photos from birthdays, sporting events or school plays. Use AirMe to upload instantly to Photobucket, TinyPic, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, or Picasa without the hassle of file transfer or e-mail, and without the cost of an external gadget.

8.) myLite Flashlight. Never lose a pacifier in a dark movie theater again with this app that uses the screen to emit white light. This free app has a straightforward series of settings to control light color and brightness.

9.) Remember the Milk. This popular and effective list-making and task-management Web site, has a complementary mobile app free to the site's paying members to help keep things sorted when you're shuttling between work, home, and your family's numerous appointments and activities.

10.) iTalk Recorder. This limited free download allows you to record and store numerous sound files for later use. Files upload easily to your PC via wireless transfer, enabling you to customize your own ringtone, preserve a special memory, or just remind yourself why you go to work each day

Your list of top 10 iphone adds for parents is awesome and really helpful! Thanks for sharing.
Like every sensible parent, I am concerned about my son’s health rather than educational or entertaining things. Regular sport exercises and outdoor activities should be set as highest priority. From there, I’d add uSwim application to your list:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uswim-teach-kids-to-swim/id411167209?mt=8
It shows parents how to teach kids to swim of all ages. The step by step videos and easy-to-follow lesson plans let me teach my son to swim without getting any swimming lessons, at our own pace and place. (Moreover, it’s free!)

Great line-up! Another app to make motherhood more bearable is Intuition (http://intuitionapp.com). It organize my life, my schedule and even my grocery listing. It does a lot for me considering it's free. I also manage to connect with other moms via it's own community.

Thanks for sharing these are great apps for mom. Also check out Sleeping With the Laundry it's a humor app for moms, and full disclosure, it's mine. It's received five star ratings. Hope you like it. Share your thoughts on www.moxiemom.com